Initial stages of particulate iron oxide attachment on drinking water PVC pipes characterized by turbidity data and brightfield microscopy from a full-scale laboratory
Artur Sass Braga, Yves Filion
Abstract
Turbidity and brightfield microscopy were used to investigate the attachment of iron oxide particles on drinking water PVC pipes. Experimental evidence motivated new insights about the physical process of particle attachment.
Topics & Concepts
TurbidityMaterials scienceMicroscopyParticulatesOptical microscopeParticle (ecology)NanotechnologyComposite materialOpticsGeologyChemistryScanning electron microscopePhysicsOceanographyOrganic chemistryWater Systems and OptimizationUrban Stormwater Management SolutionsWater Treatment and Disinfection